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WINDLASS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. 1919.

Patented N0v.'18, 1919.

INVENTOQ AT OQNEY WITNES$ES THOMAS ORR, 0F RACINE, WISCONSIN.

WINDLASS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919,

Application filed March 26, 1919. Serial No. 285,143.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS ORR, a c1t1- zen of the United States, andresident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented new and use ful Improvements in Windlasses, of Which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdraw1ngs, which are a part of this specification.

The invention relates to a Windlass and more particularly to a lightportable type of Windlass which may be used w1th a cable to pullautomobiles out of mud holes or bad places in the road, or for otherpurposes.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a light,portableWindlass 1n whlch a double acting mechanism is used to turn the drum.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, compact anddurable construction of pulling device.

The invention is further designed to provide a Windlass with a pair ofspaced ratchet wheels and a pawl cooperating with each of said wheels,the pawls being carried by levers which may be alternately swung backand forth by the operator and the drum thereby quickly turned to wind upthe pulling cable.

The invention further consists 1n the several features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by a claim at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an end view of the device embodying theinvention,parts being broken away and parts being shown in section; Fig.2 is a plan View of the device, parts being broken away and parts heinshown in section.

The device consists of 'a clevis member 3 carrying a shaft 4: upon whicha windlng drum 5 is pivotally mounted, and means for turning said drum.

The clevis 3 is in the form of a link member having holes 6 in thecentral portion of its ends and reinforcing ribs 7 on its sldes, withalined apertures centrally disposed in said sides to receive the drumshaft 4, which is held in place by cotter pins 8. cable, such as shownin dotted lines at 9 in Fig. 1, may be secured to the link member orclevis by passing an end of it through either one of the holes 6.

The drum 5 1s a hollow casing having inwardly projecting annular flanges10 journaled on the shaft 8, with recessed portions 11 at the outer endsof said flanges. The drum 10 also has upwardly extending integralannular flanges 12 on each end, the peripheries of which are cut to formteeth 13 and thus constitute ratchet wheels. A cable may also beanchored to the drum by passing it through an opening 14 in the drum.

Mounted on the shaft 8 between the ends of the drum and the sides 7 ofthe link are levers 15 which are provided with inwardly extending bosses16 bearing in the recesses 11 of the drum. Each of these levers has apawl 17 pivotally secured thereto by a pin 18 and adapted to engage theteeth of the ratchet wheel disposed. adjacent thereto. To

increase the leverage of the levers 15, extension handles 19 may bedetachably secured to the pointed ends 20 of the levers. Each handle 19is provided with a V-shaped notch 21 in which the pointed end 20 of thelever is adapted to fit and with ribs 22 so as to form a socket toreceive the free end of the lever.

In use, if the end 23 of a pull cable is secured to the drum 5 and theother end to the object to be pulled, and another cable secured to theclevis 3 at one end and at the other to a fixed support, then byalternately swinging the levers 15 back and forth the end 23 of thepulling cable may be wound up on the drum and the object pulled towardthe drum, the pawls serving to rotate the drum in one direction. It willalso be noted that one lever and its pawl acts as a lock during themovement of the other lever and its pawl.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the device issimple but compact and Well adapted for the purposes described.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a Windlass, the combination of a clevis member having end portionsprovided with apertures to receive one end of a cable, a and pawlscarried by said levers coiiperatshaft journaled in the sides of saidclevis, a ing with said ratchet wheels. 10 drum having ratchet wheelsintegral there- In testimony whereof I aflix my signawith at its endsand inwardly extending ture, in presence of two witnesses. fiangesjournaledon said shaft with annular I THOMAS ORR. recesses adjacent saidflanges, levers jour- Witnesses:

v naled on said shaft and having inwardly E. L. OSBORN,

projecting bosses journaled in said recesses, M. I. RAPPs.

